Samer Samman.

Chief Human Resources Officer of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). e a

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Role. Chief Human Resources Officer of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).

KAUST. I joined KAUST in 2015 as an Investment Manager in the Innovation Fund within the Innovation & Economic Development department.

Experience. I have over 18 years of experience which brings a great variety of operations, investment and business experience having worked in a number of different industries both outside of Human Resources and KAUST, both locally and internationally including Saudi Aramco and Cargil.

Education. BA of Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kansas and a Master's degree in Public Administration, Economic Policy Management from Columbia University.

One more thing. I serve as an independent director in the compensation & nomination committee and the investment committee of a publicly listed company on the Saudi Stock Exchange. I also serve as a board member and observer on several startup companies.

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